A year in venture review: 2013 had the most IPO exits since 2007

A year in venture review: 2013 had the most IPO exits since 2007

A year in venture review: 2013 had the most IPO exits since 2007 (via Pando Daily)

By Carmel DeAmicis On January 3, 2014 2013 was both a big and little year in the world of venture capital. In terms of exits, VCs saw 20 billion less in capital compared to 2012, a significant decrease. But at the same time, 2013 marked the most IPO…


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Airbnb

Airbnb says this man does not exist. So I had coffee with him

Airbnb says this man does not exist. So I had coffee with him (via Pando Daily)

By Cale Guthrie Weissman On December 8, 2013I’m in an ancient, cramped lower Manhattan cafe, waiting for a Man Who Does Not Exist. I order a large coffee, take a seat at a table of my own, and wait. At one of the others, a couple sits, existing. They…


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What Twitter CEO Dick Costolo learned at Google

What Twitter CEO Dick Costolo learned at Google (via Pando Daily)

By Nathaniel Mott On December 6, 2013Prior to joining Twitter, Dick Costolo spent two years working with Susan Wojcicki at Google. During those two years, he learned a few things that he would apply to his work at Twitter first as its chief operating…

 

 


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5 potential pitfalls of the Innovation Act

5 potential pitfalls of the Innovation Act (via Pando Daily)

By Hamish McKenzie On December 4, 2013Tomorrow, the US House of Representatives is likely to vote on the Innovation Act, a landmark bill that has bipartisan support and would make life harder for the patent trolls that file frivolous lawsuits in order…


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Detroit

Detroit’s financial criminals leave evidence the size of a hockey stadium

Detroit’s financial criminals leave evidence the size of a hockey stadium (via Pando Daily)

By David Sirota On December 4, 2013Every now and again there’s a piece of crystal clear evidence left at the scene of a complex financial crime that shows, beyond any reasonable doubt, what went down. If future generations want to understand why the…


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Viral content is going to be a terrible business model

Viral content is going to be a terrible business model (via Pando Daily)

By Bryan Goldberg On November 29, 2013Last week, Business Insider published a list of some red-hot, up-and-coming media properties that have achieved monster traffic numbers seemingly overnight. BuzzFeed and Upworthy are the best known of the bunch,…


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The Privatization of Snowden’s Secrets: Glenn Greenwald responds

The Privatization of Snowden’s Secrets: Glenn Greenwald responds (via Pando Daily)

By Paul Carr On December 1, 2013This morning, Glenn Greenwald published a lengthy response to Mark Ames’ investigation, published here on Pando, into Greenwald’s “privatization” of Edward Snowden’s NSA secrets. First things first: I’m pleased…

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Bitcoin, you have a China problem – Pando Daily

Bitcoin, you have a China problem (via Pando Daily)

By Michael Carney On November 26, 2013By all metrics and accounts, bitcoin’s popularity is exploding across the People’s Republic of China. It now boasts the world’s most active bitcoin exchange, BTC China, the greatest number of bitcoin mining…

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Why Snapchat is screwed – Pando Daily

Why Snapchat is screwed (via Pando Daily)

By Shane Snow On November 25, 2013(This post originally appeared on LinkedIn Influencers. Follow Shane Snow.) Last week, Business Insider chief Henry Blodget wrote a post titled, “EXCLUSIVE: How Snapchat Plans To Make Money.” With a juicy title…

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